Re: Having trouble starting car...Corolla
- From: "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 22:43:23 -0500
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Check out the contacts on the starter relay. I doubt if it is anYeah I am pretty sure the solenoid contacts are a good choice of
exhaust
problem.
culprit. But I don't know anything about cars. If I go to a mechanic to
look at the starter. How do I approach him, without looking like a
complete imbecile. I have always been a sucker for cons. The mechanic
may tell me I have thousands of dollars of work that needs to be done.
I like to be specific as possible when I have to get work done at the
shop. That way they think I know what I am talking about.
Pick a shop that employs technicians certified by the National Institute
of Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), preferably a shop that also has
AAA certification. A shop that goes to the trouble of going through the
AAA certification process and employs techs who take the time and effort
to become ASE certified is more likely to be honest and competent.
It is never a good idea to go to a repair shop and ask them to repair or
replace a specific component, i.e., the starter or starter contacts,
unless you are absolutely positive of your diagnosis. If your diagnosis
was incorrect, you have nobody to blame for the unnecessary work except
yourself. One should go to the repair shop and describe the symptoms as
clearly and completely as possible so that the technician working on the
vehicle can come to their own diagnosis and recommended repairs. When I
take one of my vehicles to a shop for service, I describe the symptoms,
even when I am pretty sure of the diagnosis myself. That said, having an
idea of the cause of the problem is a good reality check for the shop's
diagnosis.
Another good tip is to have them write on the estimate exactly what
problem it's intended to fix. A couple times I've taken a vehicle to some
place for a specific problem, they diagnosed a bad whatsis, asked me to
approve replacing it, they then replaced the whatsis and the problem was
still there. If you have them state on the estimate what the specific
problem is you want them to fix, you have more leverage when you say
"Please replace the part(s) you took out, take back the new one(s) and I'd
like a full refund since you did not fix the problem and clearly this
faulty whatsis was not the cause of it."
I've never done that, but at a Precision Tune I asked them specifically if
replacing a certain part would fix the problem, and when it didn't, they
put the old one back in and gave me a full refund after very little
pushing. They tried to use the excuse that the part they replaced was
indeed bad, but I countered with the fact that bad or not, I would not
have paid to replace it if they had not told me it would fix the problem.
In retrospect, I'm amazed that worked since I didn't have anything on
paper, just a verbal understanding.
Good advice! Especially at an independent or chain operation.
--
Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)
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